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The glimmering light in Ethiopian Cinema
The framing, color composition, camera movements could definitely alter the way a picture is received by the audience. An Ethiopian cinematographer, Abirham Haile Biru, says that an understanding of the concept of film details could have a big implication in the final output. His heart is captivated with the simple beautiful stories.
One of his films entitled ‘Abouna’ (our father) got him critical...
Mother: Caring for 7 Billion
Mother, the film, breaks a 40-year taboo by bringing to light an issue that silently fuels our most pressing environmental, humanitarian and social crises – population growth. It is a critical time to talk about this subject because for the first time, in 2011 the world population reached 7 billion; a startling seven-fold increase since the first billion occurred 200 years ago.
Population...
Tadias Magazine: Interview with Elias Negash
New York (TADIAS) – The latest CD by California-based musician Elias Negash, whose songwriting combines Ethiopian music with international influences, is entitled Jazzed Up. “It is a reflection of the various dynamic genres incorporated into the music,” Elias said in a recent interview with Tadias Magazine. “Ethio-smooth is included along with R&B, Reggae and Salsa.” He added: ” In...
Club H2O makes big splash
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – One of the most highly anticipated additions to Addis Ababa’s night life was officially inaugurated on Thursday, January 26th 2012. Heavily promoted with flyers, billboards and intensive advertisements on the cities airwaves, the new club, H2O, at Yoly Building on Mickey Leyland Street stands out as one of the most sophisticated night clubs in Addis.
The club employs...
Jazz & World Music Festival in Ethiopia
Gyrum Mezmur, leader of Addis Acoustic group (Photo: © http://www.rnw.nl/africa)
During the last four days, some of the Ethiopia’s finest and most talented jazz musicians and selected bands from abroad have been playing in the “Acacia Jazz Festival & World Music”. It is one of the first “Outdoor Jazz” festivals to be held in Addis Ababa and it is designed to entertain not only...
Meklit Hadero: The Great Harmonizer
Meklit Hadero of Ethiopia (Photo: Montreal Mirror Magazine)
Montreal, Canada – With a voice as fresh as the flower that’s always tucked into her hair, Meklit Hadero mixes genres and styles, as comfortable with Ethiopian jazz as San Francisco coffeehouse folk. Always active, she’s releasing two albums this year, is a TED senior fellow (a title bestowed upon “young world-changers” in the...
Godfather of Ethiopian Jazz back in the studio
Mulatu Astatke (Photo: BBC)
These days, one of the world’s great bandleaders is dedicating his energy and time to giving African traditional music its rightful place in the world
“I was doing world music 42 years ago, long before it became a genre,” says the Ethiopian composer and performer Mulatu Astatke during a recording session in Nairobi last week.
The 67 year old is credited with successfully...
Film Review: “Zeraf”, a tale of cultural clash, outrageous acts and acceptance
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - (The Reporter) What happens when an overaggressive, politically incorrect, prejudiced father with a special dislike for people from China to the point that he refuses to use Chinese product meets his future Chinese son in law? Issues of Cultural clashes take center stage in ‘Zeraf’ staring Shewaferaw Desalegn, Mekdes Tsegaye, and Lan Zhi.
The conflict centers on the relationship...
Getachew Mekuria, the king of Sax
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Ethiopia being labeled as a nation of warriors, most of the songs and the stories in the past revolved around patriotism. Whenever there is a mention of freedom-fighters, there were also great musicians in the background inspiring and lifting up their morale.
The musicians gave courage to the warriors before these went to the battle through Shellela (traditional pep song). The...
Belachew Girma, Laughter King
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (RFI) - Ethiopian Belachew Girma claims to hold the world record in nonstop laughing. Back in 2008, he laughed nonstop for three hours 6 minutes. But, the father-of-five does not just use laughter to set outlandish records.
Belachew has also set up a “laughter school” in Addis Ababa. He hopes laughter will help heal people. RFI met the self-styled World Laughter Master...
